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Vintage Wordless Snapshot: How Pickups Were Used In The Old Days
Posted on November 12, 2018 | 36 Comments -
![Yeah, I know: if you were young when these cars were new or newish, you’ll have no problem. Or of course if you’re an ace car spotter. But when folks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Vintage-all-the-same-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Parking Lots: Back When Cars All Looked So Different and Were Easy To Tell Apart")
Vintage Parking Lots: Back When Cars All Looked So Different and Were Easy To Tell Apart
Posted on November 12, 2018 | 78 CommentsYeah, I know: if you were young when these cars were new or newish, you’ll have no problem. Or of course if you’re an ace car spotter. But when folks […] -
![The Niedermeyers’ move from Iowa City to Towson, MD. in the summer of 1965 was not a happy one for me. Compared to that little cosmopolitan and progressive university town, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/31722538478_be4d3bbeaa_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake/Auto-Biography: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – Nunmobile")
Curtis Perry Outtake/Auto-Biography: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – Nunmobile
Posted on November 12, 2018 | 47 CommentsThe Niedermeyers’ move from Iowa City to Towson, MD. in the summer of 1965 was not a happy one for me. Compared to that little cosmopolitan and progressive university town, […] -
![Harkening back to the last COAL with the Blazer, it was the fall of 1995 and I was 29. After some personal reflection, I felt I had to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/escortad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Ford Escort – The Short Timer")
COAL: 1985 Ford Escort – The Short Timer
Posted on November 11, 2018 | 34 CommentsHarkening back to the last COAL with the Blazer, it was the fall of 1995 and I was 29. After some personal reflection, I felt I had to get […] -
![Jim Brophy is taking a well-deserved break from his seemingly endless Bus Stop Classics series, which is one of the best things to happen at CC. We know have what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-369-006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Crown Bus – The Well-Schooled Bus")
Bus Stop Outtake: Crown Bus – The Well-Schooled Bus
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 19 CommentsJim Brophy is taking a well-deserved break from his seemingly endless Bus Stop Classics series, which is one of the best things to happen at CC. We know have what […] -
Dash-Cam Outtake: BMW E32 735i
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 15 CommentsLast week whilst driving to visit my extended family, I happen to come across a rare 1980s luxury, blasting down the motorway. -
![All pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DSC00941.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler")
COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 30 CommentsAll pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […] -
![Seeing this shot that John Lloyd posted at the Cohort of himself and his siblings in front of the family 1955 Pontiac station wagon inspires me to ask if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/5355762416_e7260b8b6c_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Got Any Childhood Car Photos You’d Like To Share?")
QOTD: Got Any Childhood Car Photos You’d Like To Share?
Posted on November 9, 2018 | 108 CommentsSeeing this shot that John Lloyd posted at the Cohort of himself and his siblings in front of the family 1955 Pontiac station wagon inspires me to ask if you […] -
![I grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FitRust31-crop-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair")
CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair
Posted on November 9, 2018 | 51 CommentsI grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […] -
![It was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vwbus3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point")
CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 25 CommentsIt was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […] -
![Seeing as it is the first part of the show you see when entering, why not start with the outdoor Club Sandwich display for our tour of the Motorclassica show? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MC04-LC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Motorclassica Outdoor Display")
Car Show Classics: Motorclassica Outdoor Display
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 20 CommentsSeeing as it is the first part of the show you see when entering, why not start with the outdoor Club Sandwich display for our tour of the Motorclassica show? […] -
![Having a loan car whilst your own car is being serviced is a standard these days. Often, you’ll get an entry level Fiesta, Polo or other marque consistent model; if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WP_20181009_16_04_39_Rich_LI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Loan Car Outtake: 2003 Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagen 1.8 16V Twin Spark – Oh, And My Car Service Was Also Completed")
Loan Car Outtake: 2003 Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagen 1.8 16V Twin Spark – Oh, And My Car Service Was Also Completed
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 38 CommentsHaving a loan car whilst your own car is being serviced is a standard these days. Often, you’ll get an entry level Fiesta, Polo or other marque consistent model; if […] -
![This should have happened a year ago, but you know how it is. I’ve been so engrossed with our new van, I rather forgot about the old Dodge Chinook moldering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-375-034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography/QOTD: The Dodge Chinook Finally Drives Off – What Do You Miss The Most and Least of a Former Vehicle?")
Auto-Biography/QOTD: The Dodge Chinook Finally Drives Off – What Do You Miss The Most and Least of a Former Vehicle?
Posted on November 7, 2018 | 53 CommentsThis should have happened a year ago, but you know how it is. I’ve been so engrossed with our new van, I rather forgot about the old Dodge Chinook moldering […] -
![One goes to Yosemite for the sights, but this is not one of the more typical or expected ones. CC reader Edward H. sent me these shots of a ’57 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader Sighting: 1957 Mercury Montclair in Yosemite – Full Dome")
Reader Sighting: 1957 Mercury Montclair in Yosemite – Full Dome
Posted on November 7, 2018 | 20 CommentsOne goes to Yosemite for the sights, but this is not one of the more typical or expected ones. CC reader Edward H. sent me these shots of a ’57 […] -
![Who knew that one day I would be writing a love letter about a car brand I barely knew anything about growing up. But yep, that’s what happens when you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/03-LS-Crash.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 & 2006 Lincoln LS – My Love Letter To The LS")
COAL: 2003 & 2006 Lincoln LS – My Love Letter To The LS
Posted on November 7, 2018 | 41 CommentsWho knew that one day I would be writing a love letter about a car brand I barely knew anything about growing up. But yep, that’s what happens when you […]
